Rio Olympics Recap Day 5: Katie Ledecky Adds Another U.S. Gold

Katie Ledecky helped the United States to another gold medal on Wednesday night at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Ledecky’s third Olympic gold medal of these Games maintained the U.S. overall medal lead. Here’s a recap of the night’s action:

America’s Golden Girls

Getty Images

American swimmer Katie Ledecky started her leg of the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay with the U.S. team trailing by 0.89 seconds. Thanks to Ledecky’s amazing prowess, the U.S. won the race by 1.84 seconds with a time of 7:43.03. Australia took the silver, while Canada captured the bronze. Allison Schmitt, Maya DiRado and Leah Smith all joined Ledecky on the podium.

Nathan Adrian earned bronze in the men’s 100-meter freestyle, as Australian Kyle Chalmers took the gold, and Belgium’s Pieter Timmers grabbed the silver.

U.S. Hoops Teams Win Close Games

Getty Images

Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points, including two three-pointers in the final six minutes, as the U.S. men’s basketball team beat the Australians, 98-88. The Aussies had a five-point halftime lead, but could not pull off the upset. Patty Mills had 30 points for the losers.

Diana Taurasi scored 25 points, and the American women’s basketball team beat Serbia, 110-84, on Wednesday. The Serbs forced the U.S. team into a close game by virtue of their expert three-point shooting. However, it wasn’t enough to pull an upset.

Other U.S Medalists

Getty Images

Cyclist Kristin Armstrong won gold in the women's individual time trial on Wednesday. Olga Zabelinskaya of Russia took the silver, while Anna van der Breggen of the Nehterlands earned a bronze.